America is an affluent nation.
Not everyone has bucketloads of cash, but we live well by the standards of much of the world.
We consume what advertisers offer, and we’re told it’s not enough. We’re desensitized to the luxury of our lives, and we’ll do whatever it takes to get one step higher on our ladder.
1 Timothy 6:9 reveals a warning we must heed.
“But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.”
Note what our verse doesn’t say: Having money isn’t bad. It can be a very good thing, as it removes worry from our nights, allows us to fund charitable works, and keeps our church facilities in good repair.
Money can come in very handy.
It’s the desire to be rich that trips us up. It’s the craving to have more and more, the sense of never being satisfied, and doing whatever it takes to line our pockets that cuts us at the knees.
It causes us to overlook the pain of others, to become careless with people's feelings, and to stumble, blinded to ways our wealth can provide for the poor and needy.
Having plenty of money should elevate us to a different class. We must change our way of thinking from considering us, to considering all of us.
Life is a journey best traveled shoulder to shoulder with the people at our side.
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